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31 Jan
Dr Iziaq Salako, the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, says the U.S. government’s announcement to halt donations for HIV treatment in developing nations is a wake-up call for self-independence. Salako during his visit to the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta in Lagos on Friday, said the government would identify avenues to raise…
20 Jan
Donald Trump has taken the oath of office as the 47th President of the United States of America, declaring that it is imperative to overhaul the nation's trade system to protect the people of the country. He also noted that the decline of the nation over the years has come to an end, declaring that…
20 Jan
Donald Trump will be sworn in for a historic second term as US president Monday, promising a new "golden age" for America as the world braces for the return of his unpredictable leadership. Freezing weather has forced the 78-year-old's inauguration ceremony in Washington indoors, but the first hours of the most extraordinary comeback in US…
13 Jan
The body that awards the Oscars said Monday it was cancelling its ritzy nominees' luncheon, as Los Angeles grapples with enormous wildfires that have crippled the city. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences also moved its nomination announcement online, as Hollywood tries to navigate the sombre mood at a time it would usually…
13 Jan
Joe Biden said Monday that America was stronger on the global stage than it had been for decades, in a swansong foreign policy speech one week before Donald Trump's White House comeback. The outgoing US president took aim at Russia, China and Iran, and urged the West to maintain support for Ukraine in an address…
13 Jan
Outgoing US President Joe Biden said Monday the United States would remain the world's predominant superpower and that China would "never surpass us." "According to the latest predictions, on China's current course they will never surpass us -- period," Biden said in a farewell speech to diplomats, adding Washington has "responsibly" managed its complex ties…
18 Nov
The emergence of Mr. Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States of America is shocking to the American Democrats, as it is to much of the rest of the world; for the basic reason that America disappointingly allowed the victory of a leader tainted with grave criminal and immoral stigma.
21 May 2024
Justice Peter Lifu of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, sentenced a 39-year-old man, Obiorah Chigozie Samuel, to two years
27 Apr 2024
The United States government has pledged to foster robust and effective malaria services with Nigeria.
24 Apr 2024
Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, is in the United States of America for a high-powered symposium organised by U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP). The three days conference being attended by governors of Kano, Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna, Niger, Sokoto, Kebbi, Jigawa and Plateau states, is designed to address insecurity in Northern Nigeria and proffer better…
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The Ministry of Steel Development is seeking technical and financial assistance from donor agencies to revive the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited (ASCL) and the National Iron Ore Mining Company (NIOMCO). Its Minister, Prince Shuaibu Audu, made this appeal during a meeting with donor agencies on Tuesday in Abuja. Audu stated that the ministry’s primary focus…
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The Ministry of Interior says new passport printers have been installed in Nigeria’s Atlanta and New York consulates to ease passport applications. A statement on Wednesday in Abuja by the Minister of Interior’s Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Babatunde Alao, stated that the devices were delivered and installed on Feb.18. The News Agency of Nigeria…
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Avian influenza, popularly known as bird flu, has killed 300 birds in a farm in Plateau. Dr. Shase’et Sipak, the Chief Veterinary Officer of the state, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Jos. Sipak said that the outbreak was confirmed by the National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI), Vom, in…
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The Representatives of European Union member states and European Parliament on Wednesday agreed on new rules to reduce food and textile waste. Waste generated during food processing and manufacturing would be cut by 10 per cent by 2030, and waste from retail, restaurants, food services and households by 30 per cent. According to the negotiators,…
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A Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna, on Wednesday, ordered that a trader, Jibrin Yusuf, 34, should be given 10 strokes of cane for beating his friend over N3,000 debt. The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, imposed the penalty after Yusuf pleaded guilty to the charge of conspiracy and assault. Emmanuel held that the court would be lenient with…
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Delta Government on Wednesday launched State’s Whistleblowers’ line to engage the general public in project monitoring to ensure value for money in all projects awarded by Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori led administration. The State Commissioner for Works(Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, disclosed this at a news conference in Asaba. Aniagwu said that the…
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Archaeologists have uncovered a long-lost tomb in Egypt, the first to be discovered since Tutankhamun’s burial in 1922. Egyptian officials announced the discovery on Tuesday, revealing the tomb of King Thutmose II, the last of the missing royal tombs from Egypt’s 18th Dynasty. Thutmose II, who reigned from around 1550 BC to 1292 BC, was…
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The Lagos State Government, through its Office of Physical Planning, has announced commencement of public display and inspection period for the draft Ibeju-Lekki Model City Plan (2024-2044). The state Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Oluyinka Olumide, disclosed this in a statement by the Deputy Director of Public Affairs in the ministry, Mr…
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The Police Command in Lagos State says it has detained a police officer and a complainant for allegedly torturing a suspect to death in Ikota area of the state. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the development on Wednesday in Lagos. An X user, identified as Bolaji, in a post…
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Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane is doubtful for their Bundesliga home match against Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday due to calf issues. Kane was subbed off at half-time of Bayern’s Champions League last 16 play-off against Celtic on Wednesday evening. After the game, he said: “I need to get checked and see what’s exactly going on.”…